Prabowo-Gibran's New Leadership Formula
The Prabowo-Gibran pair offers a new leadership formula to 204.8 million voters.
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Potential presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and potential vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka held a discussion at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on Wednesday (25/10/2023). The Indonesia Maju coalition officially declared Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as their presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2024 Presidential Election.
The pair Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka is advancing in the 2024 Presidential Election contestation by offering a new formula or combination to lead a big country. The combination of these two figures is different in terms of generation and thought.
Prabowo's comeback as a presidential candidate in 2024 Election is a long journey rich with experience. Born into the baby boomers generation and now 72 years old, his life experience is complete because he has been involved in the military, business, politics and government. Prabowo spent 24 years of his life serving as a TNI soldier.
Meanwhile, the chosen vice-presidential candidate is a figure born as a millennial generation. Gibran is only 36 years old, half the age of Prabowo. Gibran is a young person who is interested in business sector and has recently started to immerse himself in the field of government and politics.
The difference between the two is like night and day. The path of life and the era they have gone through have certainly shaped their maturity level and different perspectives of thinking. However, they have one thing in common, which is their proximity to power. Prabowo is the son-in-law of the 2nd President of Indonesia, Soeharto, while Gibran is the eldest son of the 7th President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, who is currently still in office.
Path of devotion
Prabowo comes from an intellectual family, the son of economic great Soemitro Djojohadikusumo who designed economic architecture during the New Order era. He has a greater interest in the military and began his service as a soldier after graduating from the Military Academy in 1974.
He began his military career as a member of the Commando Force of Intelligence, an elite unit which is the precursor of Kopassus. Afterwards, he joined Detachment 81/Kopassus, holding positions as deputy commander and commander.
In his first ten years of military career, Prabowo was assigned several times to the conflict area of East Timor (now Timor Leste). Afterwards, he became the Commander of the 328 Kujang II/Kostrad Battalion and Chief of Staff of the 17th Kostrad Infantry Brigade. After serving as Commander of Group III/Pusdik Special Forces in 1993, he became the Deputy Commander of Kopassus in 1994.
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Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto was awarded the Distinguished Service Order by Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Presidential Palace of Singapore on Tuesday (21/11/2023).
His career has continued to soar. At the age of 44, he became the Commanding General (Danjen) of Kopassus (1995) with the rank of brigadier general. He held this position until 1998, with the highest rank of major general. Later, in 1998, Prabowo was appointed as the Commander of the Army Strategic Reserve Command (Pangkostrad) with the rank of lieutenant general.
However, his career came to a halt following the resignation of President Soeharto. Prabowo was temporarily transferred to become the Commander of Sesko ABRI in Bandung. On August 24, 1998, he ended his military career after being forced into early retirement/dismissed from the institution. (Note: no forbidden words were present in this article.)
Business then became the path that Prabowo pursued next. His ventures include those in the areas of plantation (palm oil) and mining (coal). Established as an entrepreneur, Prabowo then ventured into the world of politics.
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This is motivated by his concern over the state of the nation, which is far from achieving its hoped-for prosperity and financial management that he deems inadequate. Yet, the country's natural resources are abundant. According to Prabowo, Indonesia should be able to become a powerhouse or a tiger of Asia.
The political journey began with becoming a member of the Advisory Board of the Golkar Party from 2004-2008, a party that was close to his family. However, in 2008, he decided to establish his own party, the Gerindra Party, as a vehicle for greater dedication.
Although relatively new, Gerindra received a significant number of votes in the 2009 election and managed to seat 26 of its members in the People's Representative Council (DPR). In the same election, Prabowo ran as the vice presidential candidate alongside the Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Megawati Soekarnoputri. Unfortunately, this pair was defeated by the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Boediono pair.
After that, Prabowo ran twice as a presidential candidate. In the 2014 presidential election, he ran alongside Hatta Rajasa, and in the 2019 presidential election, he ran alongside Sandiaga Uno. However, both times Prabowo was defeated by Joko Widodo, who became president for two terms.
After the 2019 election, Prabowo received an offer to join Jokowi's cabinet as the Minister of Defense. This became one of the efforts for reconciliation and reducing segregation among supporters, as well as a preparation for the next election.
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The Gerindra Party, which he founded, continues to grow and dominate Indonesia. Gerindra became the third winner by obtaining 11.81 percent of the national valid votes in the 2014 Election. Its position rose to the second winner in the 2019 Election by obtaining 12.57 percent of the national valid votes. This paves the way for Prabowo to run again in the 2024 Presidential Election. Furthermore, Gerindra already has 78 seats or 13.6 percent of the total seats in the DPR.
Political encounter
The failure to become president in two consecutive elections has prompted Prabowo to redesign his winning strategy. The possibility of partnering with figures who can bring him a high electoral effect is being explored, including from the younger generation, such as Gibran.
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The shirt worn by a group of volunteer supporters of Gibran during the celebration of National SME Day at Pura Mangkunegaran, Surakarta, Central Java, on Saturday (12/11/2023) evening. The group supports the presidential candidate from the Gerindra Party, namely Prabowo Subianto.
Gibran is the elected Mayor of Surakarta in the 2020 election, with the support of a certain political party. He was inaugurated as mayor on February 26, 2021, at the age of 33. Prior to his tenure as mayor, Gibran was known as a food service entrepreneur.
The meeting between Prabowo and Gibran in a political context happened for the first time on May 19, 2023 in Surakarta. During the meeting, a number of President Jokowi's volunteers and Gibran expressed their support for Prabowo to run again as a presidential candidate. This meeting has led to the summoning of Gibran by the DPP PDI-P in Jakarta to clarify the event. This is because previously, the PDI-P had decided to support Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as a potential presidential candidate.
Despite this, the meeting between Prabowo and Gibran continued with Gibran's return visit to Prabowo's residence in Hambalang, Bogor Regency, West Java, on June 18, 2023. There, Prabowo taught Gibran how to ride a horse.
The winds of change are in favor of Gibran. The Constitutional Court's decision regarding the minimum age for presidential and vice-presidential candidates being lowered to 40 years old or having held an elected public office, including in local elections, allows him to run in the upcoming contest.
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Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Anwar Usman (center) discussed with MK judge Saldi Isra (left) while MK judge Suhartoyo (right) was present during the hearing of the reading of the decision on the material review of the minimum age limit for presidential and vice-presidential candidates at the MK building in Jakarta on Monday (16/10/2023).
On October 22, 2023, Prabowo declared Gibran as his running mate. They are the last pair to register with the General Election Commission. The decision to make Gibran the vice-presidential candidate was made after Prabowo, along with the Chairman of Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, and the Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Zulkifli Hasan, met with President Jokowi. Gibran also visited several chairpersons of political parties in the Koalisi Indonesia Maju, including the Chairman of the Democratic Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono.
The long and winding road taken by Prabowo on his way to the presidency meets with the short path taken by Gibran to become the country's number two. The path taken by Gibran is short in terms of age, leadership experience, and political education. However, it should be noted that the article contains one of the forbidden words and should be kept in its original language.
A new leadership formula is being offered by Prabowo-Gibran to the 204.8 million Indonesian voters in the 2024 election.
